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- Microsoft showed off what Xbox One and Xbox Series X games will look like running on Project xCloud with touch controls designed for mobile devices.
- Gears 5 was built from the ground up for Xbox One, but the developers have created custom layouts on mobile "for basically anything you can do in the game."
- Not all Project xCloud games will have touch controls at launch.
Microsoft and Sony are approaching this console generation from two completely different directions. While Sony is focusing all of its energy on the PS5, Microsoft wants you to play Xbox games on every device you own, even if you don't upgrade to Xbox Series X. One of the pillars of this strategy will be the Project xCloud game streaming service, and on Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed that xCloud will launch on Android phones and tablets on September 15th for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. Over 100 games will be playable, including Gears 5 and Destiny 2.
In a video shared on Tuesday, Microsoft details the necessities for using the service: An active subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, an Android device, the Xbox Game Pass mobile app, high-speed LTE or Wi-Fi connection, and a compatible Xbox controller. But for some games, the last one will actually be optional.
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Xbox Series X games will have touch controls on Project xCloud originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 17:00:35 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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